Building record 2838/0/9 - Nos.1 & 2 Bridge Street

17th century house with late 19th century alterations.

{1} 2 houses. C17 mid C18 and C19. Squared coursed limestone with thatch and Collyweston and Welsh slate roofs. Originally one- and 2-unit plans. 2 storeys. Irregular 2-window range of C19 casement windows at ground floor and horizontal sliding sash windows at first floor, all under wood lintels. Ground floor windows, to right, have shutters. First floor window to left is under shallow eyebrow dormer. 6 panel door to right of centre, is under wood lintel. Thatch roof to left and Collyweston and Wels slate roofs, to right. Brick and stone stacks at ridge and end. 3 straight fronts indicate 4 possible building periods. Gable, to right, has one leaded casement. Right gable has 2 horizontal sliding sash windows and remains of pigeon holes in gable. Rear similar. Interiors not inspected, but probably has remains of open fireplace.

{3} Row, of one storey and attics, comprises a two-room house of the 17th century, with thatched roof, much altered in the 19th century, and to the S. a single-room house of the 18th century which was later extended to form a class 1b dwelling. The 17th-century house has pigeon-holes with alighting ledges occupying much of one gable.

{5} Undated photo;

<1> Clews Architects, 1980s, Database for Listing of Historic Buildings of Special Architectural Interest: Northamptonshire, 18/14 (Digital archive). SNN102353.

<2> List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest ("Greenback"), G12 (unchecked) (Catalogue). SNN41470.

<3> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1984, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.15 (unchecked) (Series). SNN77384.

<4> 1778, Apethorpe Inclosure Plan 15, (unchecked) (Map). SNN102373.

<5> Photographs of buildings in Apethorpe (Photographs). SNN111852.

<6> RCHME, Undated, RCHME Inventory: Northamptonshire I (North-East), BF084017 (Archive). SNN113295.

Record last edited

Nov 23 2023 9:42AM